Kim Wilkie
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Kim Wilkie (born 3 June 1959), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to December 2007, representing the Electoral Division of Swan, Western Australia. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and was a Youth Employment Placement Officer, prison officer and farmer before entering politics. He was a member of South Perth City Council 1993-98.
On August 13 2007, Wilkie was ordered to leave the debating chamber by the Speaker for heckling Peter Costello.
In the 2007 Federal Election a slight swing of 0.19% towards the Liberal Party means Wilkie became the only incumbent Labor member to lose his seat, defeated by Liberal candidate Steve Irons with a margin of 0.11%.[1]
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qYmWZ7AwGso
- ^ Irons claims victory in Swan - ABC News Accessed: 5 Dec 2007
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Don Randall |
Member for Swan 1998 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Steve Irons |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Wilkie, Kim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilkie, Kimberley William (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 June 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
